Urban violence: Health consequences and costs

Urban health in developing countries: a review

“…Again in South Africa, more than half of all women murdered are killed by a partner or male friend (Gilbert, 1996); an estimated one adult woman in every six is assaulted regularly by her partner. In at least 46% of these cases, the men involved also abuse the woman's children (Oloruntimehin, 1996). These are not all urban-specific data, but they illustrate the enormity of the problem of violence for women as well as men.…”

Urban health in developing countries: a review

“…Again in South Africa, more than half of all women murdered are killed by a partner or male friend (Gilbert, 1996); an estimated one adult woman in every six is assaulted regularly by her partner. In at least 46% of these cases, the men involved also abuse the woman's children (Oloruntimehin, 1996). These are not all urban-specific data, but they illustrate the enormity of the problem of violence for women as well as men.…”

Examining northern Namibian teachers' impressions of the effects of violence, gender, disability, and poverty on young children's development: School-based countermeasures

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The South Africa Stress and Health Study: Rationale and Design

“…South African males were found more likely than their female peers to experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime (Hirschowitz and Orkin, 1997) and were more likely to be victimized in the street rather than the home. Women, on the other hand, report high levels of rape and interpersonal violence (Gilbert, 1996;Jewkes and Abrahams, 2002;Oloruntimehin, 1996). Women may also have higher levels of mental health problems associated with exposure to torture than do men (Carmil and Carel, 1986;Seedat and Stein, 2000).…”

Urban health in developing countries: a review

“…Again in South Africa, more than half of all women murdered are killed by a partner or male friend (Gilbert, 1996); an estimated one adult woman in every six is assaulted regularly by her partner. In at least 46% of these cases, the men involved also abuse the woman's children (Oloruntimehin, 1996). These are not all urban-specific data, but they illustrate the enormity of the problem of violence for women as well as men.…”

Examining northern Namibian teachers' impressions of the effects of violence, gender, disability, and poverty on young children's development: School-based countermeasures

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The South Africa Stress and Health Study: Rationale and Design

“…South African males were found more likely than their female peers to experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime (Hirschowitz and Orkin, 1997) and were more likely to be victimized in the street rather than the home. Women, on the other hand, report high levels of rape and interpersonal violence (Gilbert, 1996;Jewkes and Abrahams, 2002;Oloruntimehin, 1996). Women may also have higher levels of mental health problems associated with exposure to torture than do men (Carmil and Carel, 1986;Seedat and Stein, 2000).…”

Urban health in developing countries: a review

“…Again in South Africa, more than half of all women murdered are killed by a partner or male friend (Gilbert, 1996); an estimated one adult woman in every six is assaulted regularly by her partner. In at least 46% of these cases, the men involved also abuse the woman's children (Oloruntimehin, 1996). These are not all urban-specific data, but they illustrate the enormity of the problem of violence for women as well as men.…”

Examining northern Namibian teachers' impressions of the effects of violence, gender, disability, and poverty on young children's development: School-based countermeasures

“……”

The South Africa Stress and Health Study: Rationale and Design

“…South African males were found more likely than their female peers to experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime (Hirschowitz and Orkin, 1997) and were more likely to be victimized in the street rather than the home. Women, on the other hand, report high levels of rape and interpersonal violence (Gilbert, 1996;Jewkes and Abrahams, 2002;Oloruntimehin, 1996). Women may also have higher levels of mental health problems associated with exposure to torture than do men (Carmil and Carel, 1986;Seedat and Stein, 2000).…”